Mary Hart is preparing to bid farewell to Entertainment Tonight – and Nancy O'Dell has been named as her successor.
"I remember watching Entertainment Tonight when it first premiered and dreaming about working for the show someday," O'Dell says. "I am honored to be the one chosen to fill a TV legend's seat and I hope I can do her proud!"
Over the summer, Hart, 60, announced her plans to leave the show in 2011 after nearly 30 years on ET.
"Leaving this job was not an easy decision, but knowing I will pass the baton to Nancy O'Dell makes that decision much easier," Hart said Monday. "Nancy is a talented and respected entertainment correspondent. We have spent many years working on opposite sides of the celebrity battlefield and I know the show will flourish with Nancy as co-anchor."
O'Dell, 44, who served as co-anchor of Access Hollywood for 13 years, will join ET as a special correspondent in January. She'll then take on the role of co-host, alongside Mark Steines, after Hart finishes out her final season on the show.
Tim Urban talked to Entertainment Tonight about being voted off American Idol. Here's what he had to say:
“It was just such a blessing to be here,” Tim Urban says. “I couldn’t help but smile even when the judges were criticizing me. I didn’t want to get depressed about the comments.”
“The last couple of weeks, I showed America the kind of artist I would be. A couple of weeks, I was groping around. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. I finally settled down and let myself be myself on the show. Looking back, I really feel I did what I wanted to do.”
Tim certainly made a lot of fans while on the show thanks to his improve performances but mostly because he is so darn cute. He says he would love to act and he does seem like a natural for a guest spot of Glee.
“I would love to pursue music,” he says. “I hope that door opens up, but I have always had a desire to act — to be in that side of the entertainment industry, as well. I am waiting to see what happens.”
When it comes to his nickname, “Teflon Tim,” because he was in the bottom two so many times but still made it to the Top Seven, plus the fact that the website www.votefortheworst.com featured him so many weeks, he takes the high road.
“I am not excited that I was on their website,” he admits. “I don’t think it is anything that anybody should be proud of. I was working hard to get off of it.”
Adam Lambert strikes a pose in the newest issue of Vman magazine’s Issue #17, on newsstands this Thursday
The 28-year-old entertainer, featured in the magazine’s “How to Dress Like A Pop Star” feature, spoke about where he’s found inspiration for his fashion.
“What I do has been done before,” Adam shared. “It’s glam. I’m inspired by the ’70s and ’80s. Bowie is a huge influence. So are hair bands.”
“Why must a crazy look necessarily be gay?” Adam continued. “Our society is more fearful, I guess. And they don’t party enough. Everyone was partying in the ’80s.”
Adam will put his fashion skills to good use as he serves as a fashion correspondent for Entertainment Tonight’s Grammy coverage on Monday, February 1st!
“I’m overly honest, so that will probably show through,” Adam told ET. “I won’t be mean, though. I’m not mean.”
While fans won't be able to see the Michael Jackson's "This Is It" documentary until October 28th, Elizabeth Taylor has watched the film and given it two thumbs up, reports Entertainment Tonight.
The late King of Pop's longtime friend, 77, reportedly hosted a private screening of "This Is It" for several Jackson staff members, including his former assistant Miko Brando, at MGM Studios in L.A. last weekend.
Taylor, who attended Jackson's funeral on September 4th, led a standing ovation at the end of the documentary, a source tells Entertainment Tonight.
Mary Hart is preparing to bid farewell to Entertainment Tonight – and Nancy O'Dell has been named as her successor.
